Multi-layer cloud reports in METAR disrupt natual cloud formations

[utd4life12]

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Yes, happens on vanilla install.

Brief description of the issue:

When the METAR reports both lower clouds and a higher layer of clouds, it seems to just stretch the clouds up in between both layers, disrupting the natural form of the clouds and causing unrealistic formations.

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LFMU 142100Z AUTO 02010KT 9999 BKN009 OVC190 15/13 Q1015

LFBL 142030Z AUTO /////KT 9999 FEW007 BKN025 BKN076 10/10 Q1015

LFMT 142100Z AUTO 01012KT 9999 BKN009/// OVC013/// ///CB 14/13 Q1016

LQMO 142100Z 33005KT 7000 FEW010 SCT042 BKN090

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Provide time & date of the observed Weather issue

14th November 2022, between 2100z-2200z

Detailed steps to reproduce the issue encountered:

Observe cloud structures at airports which report multi-layer clouds in their METAR, particularly a low level cloud layer and higher level layer

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Build Version # when you first started experiencing this issue:

This has been an issue since SU7

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[Perrry]

Agree. But Asobo says they not add clouds on the client. Then it means Meteoblue add a really thick layer when they add the METAR data into the weather model. How can Asobo fix that then?

Only my own speculations. Nobody knows how this weather engine works 100%.

I know i’m repetetive, but i don’t want METAR to disturb Meteoblue models at all.

Good find though and voted

At release, the weather felt complex.
Now it feels much less complex.

[SealedVolcano50]

METAR keeps disrupting the weather/ bugged weather/Cumulus/CB clouds only/no medium to high cloud coverage

So this is still happening even more since yesterday, i had the same sky in North Japan yesterday…after a few days of break from the sims. Even looking at the world map we can say that those clouds in game are absolutely wrong… [20221121_122526] [20221121_122421] [20221121_122428] [20221121_122442]

[DementedCorn327]

At least it has been quickly tagged as feedback-logged, hope devs will investigate asap.

[DementedCorn327]

I think the issue here is since METAR only reports the bottom of each layer and not the top, there could be something wrong with the algorithm that incorrectly calculates the top of each layer and then overlay it with the bottom of the next layer, resulting in a high elevation cloud type that does not exist in the real world (looks like nuclear/volcanic explosion, see posted screenshots). Also METAR does not have value like Density that comes in Meteoblue data, only Coverage value is coming. How the sim does to represent clouds in those METAR zones ?